Len Phillips Swing Orchestra featuring Matt Ford and Nicola Emmanuelle

Following the critically acclaimed and Sky Arts televised 100 Years of Big Bands that the band brought to us in 2023, we’re delighted that they are returning with Another... 100 Years of Big Bands.

The story begins in Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans and the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, through the golden age of Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, right up to current artists Harry Connick Jr and Michael Bublé, paying tribute to legends Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald along the way.

The 17-piece LPSO will be led by the highly respected trumpet player and vocalist Georgina Jackson and they will be joined by two of the finest swing singers in the UK, Matt Ford (Friday Night is Music Night, John Wilson Orchestra, BBC Proms) and Nicola Emmanuelle (The Rat Pack: Live From Las Vegas).

The LPSO receives regular airplay on BBC Radio 2 and Jazz FM and tour Britain’s concert halls and jazz clubs and recent collaborators include Joe Stilgoe, The Puppini Sisters, Claire Martin, Lance Ellington and Clare Teal.

Band member resumés read like a who’s who of show-business royalty. Between them, have worked with Michael Bublé, Ella Fitzgerald, The Beatles, Diana Ross, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, Joss Stone, Curtis Stigers, Burt Bacharach and Robbie Williams.

“Swing, sophistication and sass. The ultimate orchestra with an unrivalled sound.” - Dame Joan Collins

“Matt Ford is one of the finest voices this country has produced.” - Clare Teal, Radio 2 and Jazz FM

THE APEX, BURY ST EDMUNDS

Tickets: £26